AJR48: Joint Resolution Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 48

July 21, 2005 - Introduced by Representative Strachota, cosponsored by Senator Grothman. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR48,1,1 Relating to: life and public service of Bernard C. Ziegler.

AJR48,1,3 Whereas, Bernard C. Ziegler was born in Milwaukee on January 2, 1922, and died in West Bend on May 2, 2005, at the age of 83; and

AJR48,1,6 Whereas, Bernard C. Ziegler attended West Bend High School followed by Dartmouth College and then Northwestern University, before joining the United States Navy during World War II; and

AJR48,1,9 Whereas, Bernard C. Ziegler earned the rank of first lieutenant in the United States Navy while serving in the South Pacific and returned in 1946 to West Bend to help run the family business; and

AJR48,1,11 Whereas, he became chairman of B.C. Ziegler & Co. in 1972 and remained in that position until his retirement in 1992; and

AJR48,1,15 Whereas, he was a longtime member of the University of Wisconsin Regents, the district chairman of the Republican Party, a member of the Green Bay Packers Board of Directors, and the chairman of the Ziegler Foundation, which is part of the West Bend Community Foundation; and

AJR48,2,2 Whereas, he was committed to donating to and supporting more than 100 charities, including extensive help in developing the Kettle Moraine YMCA; and

AJR48,2,5 Whereas, Bernard C. Ziegler was a man of great charisma and leadership throughout the West Bend community for the duration of his life; now, therefore, be it

AJR48,2,8 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin legislature commends the life and public service of Bernard C. Ziegler, expresses sorrow at his death, and extends its condolences to his family and friends.

AJR48,2,9 (End)